Chile at the 1956 Summer Olympics

Chile at the Olympic Games
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At the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne/Stockholm
Competitors	30 in 8 sports
Medals Rank: 27	Gold 0	Silver 2	Bronze 2	Total 4
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Chile competed at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia.

Medalists

Medal	Name	Sport	Event
2 Silver	Ahrens, MarleneMarlene Ahrens	Athletics	Women's Javelin Throw
2 Silver	Tapia, RamónRamón Tapia	Boxing	Men's Middleweight
3 Bronze	Barrientos, ClaudioClaudio Barrientos	Boxing	Men's Bantamweight
3 Bronze	Lucas, CarlosCarlos Lucas	Boxing	Men's Light Heavyweight

Results by event

Athletics

Men's Marathon

• Eduardo Fontecilla — did not finish (→ no ranking)
• Eduardo Silva — did not finish (→ no ranking)

Cycling

Men's 1.000m Scratch Sprint

• Hernán Masanés — 11th place

Men's 1.000m Time Trial

• Hernán Masanés — 1:14.7 (→ 14th place)

Men's Individual Road Race

• Juan Pérez — 5:25:38 (→ 21st place)

Diving

Men's 10m Platform

• Günther Mund Borgs

• Preliminary Round — 63.01 (→ did not advance, 19th place)

References

• Official Olympic Reports
• International Olympic Committee results database